Global Opportunities: Japan

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• Japan's big brands are trying to shake up its taxi industry

  11:01 AM ET Wed, 11 April 2018

  Major Japanese companies and their partners are getting into the ride-hailing market.

• 5G and smart vehicles are set to drive growth in Japan next, analyst says

  8:57 PM ET Mon, 2 April 2018

  "From here, I would observe many of the growth opportunities are non-IT industries," says Kazunori Ito.

• Robots might solve Japan's labor problems

  9:57 PM ET Mon, 2 April 2018

  Tetsuya Sawanobori's start-up, Connected Robotics, is about to introduce a new robot that can help kitchens with preparing popular Japanese dishes.

• Japan sees opportunity in Southeast Asia's energy markets

  9:59 PM ET Mon, 2 April 2018

  Japanese companies see an opening in an important energy industry: liquefied natural gas.

• Japan's childcare industry is creating an unlikely opportunity for some foreign firms

  10:11 PM ET Mon, 2 April 2018

  A day care shortage in Japan has made the sector alluring to some international businesses.

• Japan's second-largest metro area aims for a slice of the start-up pie

  11:06 AM ET Wed, 11 April 2018

  In the heart of Osaka, there's a plot of land that could help make Japan's second-largest metropolitan area one of the biggest hubs for entrepreneurship in the region.

• Japan welcomed 20% more tourists in 2017 — and the number is growing

  4:16 AM ET Fri, 23 March 2018

  Japan is witnessing a historic surge in tourist arrivals leading up to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Here are three industries benefiting from the trend.

• Japan is changing its views on entrepreneurship — and that could be good for start-ups

  3:35 AM ET Mon, 19 March 2018

  Investors tell CNBC that talented people are leaving their corporate jobs to join start-ups or found their own companies.

• Ripple develops blockchain-powered payment app with 61 banks to speed up transactions in Japan

  11:49 PM ET Wed, 14 March 2018

  Ripple said Wednesday that the app, called "Money Tap," will first go live in the fall.

• Japan's regional banks are struggling, but analysts like other parts of the sector

  10:44 PM ET Tue, 13 March 2018

  Japan has made economic progress, but population decline and other factors mean regional banks face an uphill task in turning themselves around.

• Tokyo 2020 Olympics expected to boost tourism   

  11:49 AM ET Wed, 28 March 2018

  Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said she wants to create an environment in which people from the financial sector can live comfortably.

• Meet 'Laundroid' — the world's first laundry folding robot   

  11:50 AM ET Wed, 28 March 2018

  CNBC's Akiko Fujita spoke with Seven Dreamers Laboratories CEO Shin Sakane about Japan's start-up scene.

• Economist: TPP would grant US access to Asian markets   

  10:21 AM ET Wed, 28 March 2018

  CNBC’s Akiko Fujita spoke with economists about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

• Tokyo wants to surpass Pyeongchang to be the most high-tech Olympics

  11:54 PM ET Wed, 14 March 2018

  The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has been hailed as the most tech-centric ever, but Tokyo now wants to beat that record in 2020.

• Preparations for Tokyo 2020 are 'right on track'   

  11:14 PM ET Wed, 14 March 2018

  Masa Takaya of Tokyo 2020 also discussed the organizer's efforts to keep the event budget in check.

• Sony to launch a ride-hailing app in Japan as Uber CEO signals further push in the country

  11:12 PM ET Wed, 14 March 2018

  Sony struck partnerships with several taxi firms to start a ride-hailing service in Japan.

• Nissan is taking on Uber with its own self-driving taxi service

  10:29 PM ET Sun, 11 March 2018

  Nissan and DeNA look to launch their autonomous taxi service, Easy Ride, to the wider public in the early 2020s.

• World's tallest wooden skyscraper planned in Tokyo

  10:30 PM ET Sun, 11 March 2018

  A Japanese company is planning to build the world's tallest wooden skyscraper in Japan, with 90 percent of the building made of wooden materials.

• Economist: Japanese government will eventually open labor market   

  9:39 AM ET Wed, 28 March 2018

  With Japan's population expected to shrink by a third, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have to act on immigration reform soon.